Plumbing fixture



Dec. 17, 1929. R. w. WALLACE PLUMBING FIXTURE 2 Sheets-Sheet Filed.March 10, 1928 l/ H n U l l l h H on v I Illa Dec. 17, 1929.

R. W. WALLACE PLUMBING FIXTU RE Filed March 10. 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 ,RJI?

Patented Dec. 17, 1929 RALPH w- WALLACE, or JQHN$TWN, PENNSYLVANIA PLUMBING FIXTURE Application filed March 10, 1928. Serial No. 260,621.

This invention aims to provide va simple flush-finished, removable, rigid, accessible, a d sanitary plumbing fixtu e in whi h a lavatory and a closet gbowl are mounted ,on

' an enameled iron or steel panel: and another object of the invention is {to provide asimple plumbing .fixture, in which a lavatory and a closet bowl are mounted on a panel, .the construction being such that the panel, with the lavatory and thecloset abowl may -;be mounted upon a wall, to be supported Joy the soil pipe, or otherwise. Another object of the invention is so toconstruct a plumbing fixture of the kind above mentioned that theoperator anay haveaccess .tothe spacebehindthe panel, for the purpose of shutting .off the water, coupling up the pipes and the like. Another objectof the invention is to improve the construction ,oithe lavatory or Wash :bowl. The

invention aims, further, to provide a device iIlW-hiCh the valve pipes and other parts may be coupledup readily.

It is within $1 16 province of the disclosure to'improve generally and to enhance the utility of devices of thattype :to which theinvention appertai-ns.

WVith-the aboveand other objects in view, which will appear as the description pro ceeds, the invention resides in [the combinationand arrangement of parts and in thedetailsofconstnuctionhereinafter described and claimed, it ;being understoodithat changes in the precise,emho'dimenhofithe invention here-- in disclosed, may be made Within the scope of :Wh at is claimed, without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

In the accompanying drawings 'Flgl ll'e 1 shows in elevation,a device con structed ;in accordance with the invention, ipa ts'being broken away;

,Figu e 'i is .a ihqrizontaleseqtion on the line 2. 2 of Figure-1;

fEigure 3 is a section taken on-theline 3?3 of igure 1,-p rts remaini inlelevation;

Figure A as a section on (the line of iel ir 7 :Eiguren' is aisectionpmt-he linei5f5 ,oflligureifi- V The numeral 1 marks the floor of a building and the "wall off-512116 building is shown at "2, the wall having an opening The soil end of the body 6 of the T coupling, there is a :bell8 receiving a spigot 12 at the lower end of the section 9 of soil pipe, and in this way, the soil pipe may be built up, generally by the plumber, to any desired height. The joints in vthe soil pipe are calked, if desired, as

shown at 14.

The cold water .pipe is shown at 15, and, ordinarily, is finished with the building, up to a union 16, there :being a hand valve 17 in the cold water pipe between .the union 16 and the source of Water supply, the valve 17 .beinglocated close ,to the opening 3 in the wall 2. The hot water pipe appears at 18 and When the building is constructed, the hot Water pipe ordinarily is carried up to :the union shown at 19. A hand valve 20 is transposed in the hot water pipe 18 between the union 19 and the source'of supply and is located close to the vopening 3 in the wall 2.

The numeral 21 marks a panel of ample size to cover the opening 3 in the wall 2. The panel 21 preferably is made of metal, and it carries a short pipe 22 having a flange 23 which is connected to a flange 24 on an extension piece 25 equipped with a flange 26 which abuts against the flange 11 on the arm 10 of theT 6 in the soil pipe. The flange 26 has elongated slots '27, as'Figure 5 will show, and these slots are adapted to receive securing elements, such as bolts 28, which are oun ed n h fl ge ll- By Pr vi g th slots 28 of Figure '5, the circumferential adjustment of the extension piece 25 may be obtained, and ,there is ireedom ,from the .difiiculty which arises when a fitter tries to join up pipes the bolt holes of which do not a chiliheexteesi ap ec 2-5 a ie ve t pip 2 11 as hi poss e @to run th soil stackesgshown, the T 6 -.1nay-.be turned in a horizon al position, right or left, grade.

tension piece 25 is omitted, the flange 23 cooperating with the flange 11, it being understood that the flange 23 has slots like those shown at 27 in Figure 5. When the extensionpiece 25 is omitted, some minor changes in and about the wall may be required, but these are details which need not be discussed in this application. It will be seen that the panel 21 and parts (hereinafter described) which are carried by the panel, are supported mainly from the soil pipe 4-9, but, if desired, the upper portion of the panel 21 may be connected by an eye bolt 32 with the part 9 of the soil pipe. Another bolt 33 may be used, if desired, to connect one corner of the panel 21 with anything that is accessible.

The numeral 30 designates a closed bowl having lugs 31 connected by bolts 34, or otherwise, to the panel 21, the pipe 22, the extension piece 25 and the arm 10 constituting an outlet for the bowl 30 into the soil pipe 4. The bowl 30 is supported solely upon the panel 21 and Figure 3 shows that there is nothing between the bowl 30 and the floor 1.

The result is that it is easy to mop or sweep beneath the bowl 30, and thus keep the floor clean and sanitary. Moreover, there is no leakage through the floor from the bowl 30, it being a matter of common knowledge that "he joint where the outlet from a closet bowl passes through the floor, is exceedingly hard to keep up, leakage into the floor often producing a loosening of the plastering on the ceiling below, and, in any event, being unsanitary and objectionable.

From the union 16 in the cold water pipe, the plumber carries the pipe upwardly, as shown at 35 and connects it with a closed tank 36 which is located behind the panel 21, there being a check valve 37 in the piping 35, the check valve serving to hold the water in the tank 36. From the tank 36, a pipe 38 leads downwardly and discharges into the bowl 30, there being a flushometer valve 39 of standard construction transposed in the pipe 38 and disposed in front of the panel 21, so as to be readily accessible. The water,

rises in the tank 36 and compresses the air cushion therein, and increase of pressure resulting. The tank 36 will retain its air cushion under all ordinary conditions but if, for any reason, the cushioning air works out, a new supply of air will find its way into the tank 36 after the fiushometer valve 39 has been operated.

The lavatory is compact and of nominal size, and has space to lay toilet articles, etc., upon it. The lavatory is in the form of a sink 40 connected to a top plate 41 which is broadened at one side,'as shown at 42. The

top plate 41 has a depending apron 43 which is joined to a back plate 44, the back plate 44 being connected to the panel 21 by bolts 45, or in any other suitable way. It is to be observed that, as shown at 46, in Figure 4, the forward vertical surfaces of the back plate 44 merges into the inner surface of the sink 40, without any shoulder or ledge. The general construction is such that there is but little chance for suds, soap, or dirt of any kind to accumulate on the top plate 41, and in cleaning oif'the back plate 44, anything upon which may be wiped down directly into the sink 40.

The back plate 44 carries a combination faucet, 47 or other means for delivering hot and cold water, the outlet 48 of the faucet being so located that it will discharge directly down into the sink 40, the outlet 48, nevertheless, being placed close to the forward surface of the back plate 44, asshown in Figure 4, and there being but little that overhan s the sink 40. From the union shown at 19 111 Figure 1, a pipe 49 leads to the combination faucet 47, to supply hot water, and cold water, supplied to the combination faucet by means of a pipe 50 which is branched off from the pipe 35. The member 22 shown in Figure 3 has an upwardly end laterally extended vent pipe 52 which is joined by a pipe 53 to the bottom of the sink 40. The stopper for the sink 40 is marked by the numeral 54 and is operated by the usual mechanism 55 interposed in the pipe 53, the mechanism indicated at 55 being connected by the links and levers 56, or in any other way, to a short hand lever I 57 fulcrumed in the back plate 44 and accessible from a point a little to the left of the sink 40, as shown in Figure 1. It will be understood that any suitable means may be employed for operating the stopper shown at 54 in Figure 4. The overflow duct for the sink 40 is formed in the forward wall of the sink, rather than in the rear wall, as is the present practice, and the inlet 59 for the overflow duct 58 is not exposed to view, because it is located in the front wall of the sink. This adds to the neatness and to the general appearance of the article.

A closure plate 60 is located removably in an opening 61 which is formed in the panel 21. On its upper edge, the closure plate 60 has lugs 62 which engage behind the panel 21, and at its lower edge, the closure plate 60 is supplied with a latch 63 which engages a keeper 60 on the panel 21. The construction is such that the closure plate 60 maybe taken necessary pipe joints and to arrange the pip- The device is simple a d wi l save much time and labor. It is necessary merely to mount the panel 21 in place, the panel carrying the sink &0, the bowl 39 and the like. The required connections may be made through the opening 61 when the plate is removed, and When the plate 60 is in place, the structure presents a neat and attractive appearance as disclosed in Figure 1 of the drawings.

Having thus described the invention What is claimed is A plumbing fixture adapted for use in a building which has a floor, and a Wall provided With an opening: the plumbing fixture embodying a panel, a toilet appliance supported solely by the panel, a pipe connected to the toilet appliance and extended through the panel, a closure mounted on the panel, the closure being spaced from the pipe and being movable to give access to that part of the pipe that is behind the panel, and means for securing the panel to the Wall, over the opening therein, independently of the floor, and With the toilet fixture spaced from the Wall and the floor.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixed my signature.

RALPH W. WALLACE. 

